Hwasun Garners Attention as a New Tourism Mecca

Hwasun-gun
district is garnering attention as a new tourism mecca in Jeollanamdo with the
grand opening of the ‘Hwasun Jeokbyeok’ or ‘Red Wall’ that remained closed for
more than 40 years.

Hwasun-gun
district is also the site of a school that China’s legendary music composer,
Jeong Yul-seong attended as a youth and Hwasun-gun aims at attracting a surge
of Chinese tourists to the region.

In
addition, the city of Gwangju and the National Asia Culture Complex plan on
cooperating with Hwasun to extend cultural programs at the cultural complex in
Gwangju to historical heritage sites in Hwasun.

Iseo
Jeok-byeok in Hwasun, which reopened to general public for the first time since
1973 when it was designated as protected area due to its location in a first
class water reservoir, has attracted some 5,000 visitors from across the nation
to its beautiful scenic spot the ‘Red Wall’ meaning ‘stiff cliff colored red’.